I went to jail on my 58th birthday

[limpyhobbler]

8. Consider a plea bargain.

Maybe you can get the felony charges reduced to a misdemeanor in exchange for a guilty or nolo plea.

These are just some ideas, don't take it too seriously.

Call around and do free consultations with a few different lawyers to get an idea of what strategies would be possible. Many of them will do free consultations either on the phone or in person. You don't have to tell them you can't pay. Just do some free consults to get info about what is possible. Bring a list of questions with you and take notes.

Call a local law school. Sometimes they have a legal clinic where law students can offer legal help.
Try calling the Mississippi Bar Association to see if they have a referral service. Maybe they can recommend a lawyer or point you to a legal clinic that works according to your income. The public defender could be good too maybe.

Talk to other people in your town who have faced similar problems to find out what they have done.

Ask your lawyers if you can or should request a continuance (postpone the court dates). Sometimes pushing the date back a couple times can give you more time to prepare. I don't know if it helps you get a better plea bargain.

I'm sorry anyone has to go through what you are facing.